Q. In general, do you think the Federal Budget, will be good or bad for?

Total good

Total bad

Very good

Good

Neither good nor bad

Bad

Very bad

Don’t know

2017 good

2017 bad

People who are well off

52%

7%

21%

31%

30%

5%

2%

11%

51%

5%

Australian business

45%

10%

10%

35%

33%

7%

3%

13%

45%

8%

The middle class

42%

16%

4%

38%

35%

12%

4%

7%

–

–

Average working people

40%

22%

5%

35%

31%

16%

6%

7%

22%

36%

The economy over all

36%

20%

7%

29%

33%

14%

6%

10%

38%

17%

Australian families

35%

25%

5%

30%

32%

16%

9%

8%

25%

32%

People on lower incomes

35%

33%

7%

28%

25%

18%

15%

7%

20%

41%

Older Australians

26%

30%

6%

20%

33%

18%

12%

10%

25%

30%

Younger Australians

25%

25%

5%

20%

39%

17%

8%

12%

–

–

You personally

24%

17%

5%

19%

53%

10%

7%

7%

18%

32%

More than half think that the budget will be good for people who are well off – and a substantial proportion think it will be good for Australian business (45%), the middle class (42%) and average working people (40%).

Compared to last year’s budget more people think it will be good for average working people (up from 22% to 40%), for Australian families (up from 25% to 35%) and for people on lower incomes (up from 20% to 35%). However, only 24% think it will be good for them personally (up 6% since last year). 36% think it will be good for the economy overall – little change from 38% last year.